Non-Pharmacological Prehabilitation in Surgical Patients with Pre-Existing Chronic Cardio-Respiratory Disease: A Clinically Oriented Narrative Review

Daniele Salvatore Paternò; Luigi La Via; Francesca Barbagallo; Flavia Arena; Paolo Tummino; Stefano Soriano; Emilia Concetta Lo Giudice; Sara Clelia Longo; Francesco Pegreffi; Sofia Miccichè; Fabrizio Luca; Giuseppe Scibilia; Massimiliano Sorbello

doi:10.3390/healthcare14152301

Non-Pharmacological Prehabilitation in Surgical Patients with Pre-Existing Chronic Cardio-Respiratory Disease: A Clinically Oriented Narrative Review

Daniele Salvatore Paternò
, Luigi La Via
, Francesca Barbagallo
, Flavia Arena
, Paolo Tummino
, Stefano Soriano
, Emilia Concetta Lo Giudice
, Sara Clelia Longo
, Francesco Pegreffi
, Sofia Miccichè
, Fabrizio Luca
, Giuseppe Scibilia
, Massimiliano Sorbello

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Original language	English
Article number	2301
Journal	Healthcare (Switzerland)
Volume	14
Issue number	15
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare14152301
State	Published - Aug 2026
Externally published	Yes

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Leadership and Management
Health Policy
Health Informatics
Health Information Management

Keywords

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
heart failure
inspiratory muscle training
perioperative medicine
postoperative pulmonary complications
preoperative optimization
pulmonary rehabilitation

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Paternò, D. S., La Via, L., Barbagallo, F., Arena, F., Tummino, P., Soriano, S., Lo Giudice, E. C., Longo, S. C., Pegreffi, F., Miccichè, S., Luca, F., Scibilia, G., & Sorbello, M. (2026). Non-Pharmacological Prehabilitation in Surgical Patients with Pre-Existing Chronic Cardio-Respiratory Disease: A Clinically Oriented Narrative Review. Healthcare (Switzerland), 14(15), Article 2301. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare14152301

Paternò, DS, La Via, L, Barbagallo, F, Arena, F, Tummino, P, Soriano, S, Lo Giudice, EC, Longo, SC, Pegreffi, F, Miccichè, S, Luca, F, Scibilia, G & Sorbello, M 2026, 'Non-Pharmacological Prehabilitation in Surgical Patients with Pre-Existing Chronic Cardio-Respiratory Disease: A Clinically Oriented Narrative Review', Healthcare (Switzerland), vol. 14, no. 15, 2301. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare14152301

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